briccola

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Provençal bricola, from Middle High German brechen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrik.ko.la/
  • Rhymes: -ikkola
  • Hyphenation: brìc‧co‧la

Noun[edit]

briccola f (plural briccole)

  1. (Venice) any of a group of piles used to mark the navigable channels through the lagoon
  2. (Piedmont) a type of lever used to lift loads (especially water from a well)
  3. (obsolete) a type of military siege engine similar to a catapult (a mangano)

Descendants[edit]

  • French: bricole

Further reading[edit]

  • briccola1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana